The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement.
  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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    1 month ago

    Owned by Rupert Murdoch, who has done more harm to the world than probably anyone who wasn’t an actual dictator, so unsurprising.

  • chickenf622@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    If this is opt-out by default it’s at least not a complete dick move. The hard limit of $2500 compensation for opting in? Definitely a dick move.

    • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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      1 month ago

      It’s still a dick move, because Harper Collins has a huge amount of oligopoly power. Any supposed concession is likely of no real use to any authors who rely on the big companies to get published.